Response to Intervention (RTI)
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a comprehensive student-centered assessment and intervention framework used to identify and address individual student difficulties before referral to special education. In using the RTI approach, students receive research-based intervention and assessment. Rather than waiting for a student to fail, interventions and assessments are designed to meet the needs of each student with individualized instruction.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) launched its RTI initiative with statewide institutes in Roanoke in November 2007 and in Newport News in December 2007. A third institute convened April 1-2, 2008, in Fredericksburg.
The Virginia RTI guidance document, Responsive Instruction: Refining Our Work of Teaching All Children (PDF), was disseminated in fall 2007 and sent to all school divisions in our state.
Below are links to Virginia’s RTI guidance document and supplemental monographs along with information related to RTI and special education.
- Universal Screening as a Component of RTI (PDF)
- The Two Models of RTI: Standard Protocol and Problem Solving (PDF)
- RTI and the Special Education Eligibility Process: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- About RTI (Handout) : Fast Fact (April 2010) Response to Intervention (RTI): Parent Notification (PDF)
In February 2008, the department announced plans to provide training and technical support to selected RTI pilot divisions in Virginia. RTI training, with selected school divisions, began in July 2008.
| School Division | School | School Division | School | |
| Alleghany County | Mountain View Elementary | Northampton County | Occohannock Elementary | |
| Augusta County | Beverly Manor Elementary | Portsmouth City | Simonsdale Elementary | |
| Bath County | Valley Elementary | Prince Edward County | Prince Edward Elementary | |
| Gloucester County | Petsworth Elementary | Prince William County | Mary Williams Elementary | |
| Loudoun County | John Tolbert Elementary | Pulaski County | Pulaski Elementary | |
| Manassas Park | Cougar Elementary | Shenandoah County | Sandy Hook Elementary | |
| Martinsville City | Albert Harris Elementary | Smyth County | Marion Primary | |
| Mecklenburg County | Chase City Elementary |
Cohort
Virginia Department Of Education (VDOE) continues to provide RTI technical assistance and professional development to all school divisions as we move forward to ensure that each child in Virginia receives a quality education that is responsive to each individual’s needs. In October 2010, the VDOE invited school divisions to join the new cohort.
- 2010-2011 RTI Cohort School Divisions
Training
- Presentations from RTI Cohort & Pilot Training Sessions
Resources
- Oregon's Response to Intervention Initiative (Or-RTI) (PDF)
- Occupational Therapy – Response to Intervention – Brochure (PDF)
- A Parent Guide to Response to Intervention
- Analyzing the Virginia Department of Education’s RTI Statewide Pilot: Year Two 2009-2010 (PDF)
- Kansas Multi-Tiered System of Support
- California Department of Education RTI Webcast Training Series
- Effective School Wide Discipline in Virginia
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- Ideas and Activities for Developing Phonological Awareness Skills (PDF)
- Implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in 7-PAK States: Approaches and Lessons Learned (PDF)
- National Center on Response to Intervention
- National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
- Response to Intervention and Virginia’s Early Intervention Reading Initiative
- Response to Intervention – Blueprints for Implementation – District Level
- Response to Intervention – Blueprints for Implementation – School Building Level
- RTI Action Network – The RTI Data Analysis Teaming Process
- RTI Talk: Building a master schedule to facilitate RTI
- School Wide Information System – Behavioral monitoring
- Universal Design for Learning
- School Nurse’s Role in Response to Intervention (RTI) and Special Education (PDF)
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